Attachment for violins.



F. M. ASHLEY.

ATTACHMENT FOR VIOLINS.

APPLICATION man MAR. H. 1916.

Patented July 25, 1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK M. ASHLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ATTACHMENT FOR VIOLINS.

Application filed March 11, 1916.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I FRANK. M. AsniLny, a citizen of the United States.and a resident of New York city, borough of Brooklyn in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Attachments for Violins, oi? which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an attachment for violins 'V'iOlftS, etc.

The object of my invention is to provide a device which can be easilyattached to the end of the fingerboard of a bow instrument to guide thebow and prevent it from sliding above the fingerboard in the actofplaying, and is desired primarily for the use of those who are justbeginning to learn the art (Iii playing.

Referring to the drawings which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a per spective ViOW of my improved bow guide mounted on thefingerboard of a violin. Fig. 2 an end elevational view. Fig. 3 is aside view of the construction illustrated in Fig. 2.

A. indicates a portion of the body of a violin; B the fingerboard; C thebridge; E the strings; and F a piece 01 spring steel or brass or othersuitable material that may be bent into the form illustrated whichembodies two or more U-shaped clamps g-g Specification of LettersPatent.

Serial No. 88,562.

on each side adapted to engage the sides of the fingerboard as shown andsupporting the upright portions ]t/ L and cross piece i, the cross piecei and uprights 7i-/z, forming a spring which acts to clamp the sideportions to the fingerboard.

The device is preferably formed in a single piece and ca 1 he moved onthe finger board to the 5 iron position. It may be used. on a cello ifmade of the proper size to iit the fingerboard of this instrument.

The bow in crossing the strings may contact with the uprights and thepupil soon learns to operate it without contact, after which period thedevice may be removed if desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new:

A bow-guide formed of a single piece of spring material having twoupright portions connected by a cross piece, and two side portionshaving clamping members adapted to engage the sides of the fingerboardand held thereto by the spring formed by the uprights and cross piece.

igned at New York city. in the county of York, and State of New York,this day of March 1A. D. 1916.

FR ANK Mi i-XSITLEY.

Witnesses Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

